The PJM-NEC Energy-Amergin – Battery Energy Storage System is a 60,000kW energy storage project located in US.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2015.
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Description
The key application of the project is frequency regulation.
Contractors involved
NEC Energy Solutions is the technology provider for the project.
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By GlobalDataAdditional information
NEC announced that it’s partnering with Amergin Energy and Akula Energy Ventures to deploy a 60 MW network of grid storage systems in PJM, with construction set to start this year(2015). The systems are slated to be fully operational by mid-2016.
Amergin will be the owner and operator of the projects, which will come in three 20 MW installations at undisclosed locations in PJM’s Atlantic-Coast-to-Illinois service territory.
NEC Energy will provide its GSS Grid Storage Solution technology as well as operational support throughout the network’s 20-year useful life, integrating with Amergin’s proprietary operational systems.
Methodology
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